| Collector | Balslev, H. |
| Number | 7046 |
| Collected with | T. Kristiansen, D. K. Andersen, C. Grandez & G. Criollo |
| Country | Peru |
| Subpart | Loreto |
| County | |
| Locality | Comunidad Villa Belen on Río Itaya, ca. 1 km S inland of the village.. Primary tropical rain forest, many tall poles w. less dense undergrowth. Many hills. (UTM (ca. 200 m NW of start of transect) 18M;0642800;9526328). Transect # 232 |
| Coordinates | 4° 17' 3'' S 73° 42' 47'' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 120 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 150 |
| Start date | 2006/04/03 |
| End date | 0/00/00 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Desmoncus |
| Determined by | |
| Identification qualifier | sp. |
| Field notes | Cespitose, stem to 3-4 m long, 0.5 cm diam. Lvs w. 4-5 pinnae per side, 14x1.5-2 cm; petiole 3 cm; rachis + cirrus 51 cm; cirrus well developed; ocrea to 7 cm long; petiole, rachis and cirrus w. recurved spines. Inflorescence slender, rachillae 4; peduncular bract narrow, brown, tomentose without spines; fruit 0.7x1.2 cm, orange |